Comparison

BAS vs IR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BAS

This utility app allows for the configuration of BAS-IP built-in and desktop readers with BLE modules. It enables adjustment of card operation modes, encryption settings, and audible confirmations for mobile identifier connections.

Highlights
  • Configure BLE readers
  • Adjust card operation modes (EM-Marine, MIFARE, BLE)
  • Set BLE ID encryption
  • Configure MIFARE card encryption and diversification
  • Set audible confirmation for mobile identifiers
  • Configure reader operating modes (Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier)
  • Save and upload reader configuration files
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BAS-IP UKEY Config is an application for setting the parameters of the BAS-IP built-in readers with the built-in BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module, as well as individual BAS-IP UKEY desktop and wall readers with the built-in BLE module. Application features: · Adjustment of EM-Marine, MIFARE and BLE card operation modes - enabling and disabling of reading standards. · Setting the encryption for the BLE ID. This will make it possible to bind the identifiers encrypted key to the selected reader. · Enabling or disabling encryption modes for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Enabling diversification for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Configuring the audible confirmation when connecting mobile identifiers to the reader in standby and reading modes. · Setting the operating modes: Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier. · Setting the adjustable distance for the "Gate/Barrier" operating mode. · With the TR-03 reader, the configurator allows you to record MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus encryption cards. · Ability to save a file with settings for the specific reader. · Ability to upload a configuration file with settings to restore the reader parameters and for copying settings to other readers.

About

IR

Configure Bluetooth-enabled occupancy sensors wirelessly from your mobile device. This app simplifies setup and management for electrical contractors, installers, and facility managers, allowing adjustments without physical access to the sensors.

Highlights
  • Configure TRANS Bluetooth occupancy sensors
  • Wireless sensor management
  • Secure sensor installation data
  • Adjust settings remotely
  • No cellular or WiFi needed for configuration
Features
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Configure TRANS Bluetooth enabled occupancy sensors from the floor. Leave the ladder behind. This sensor configuration app allows users (electrical contractors, installers, or facility managers) to configure and manage IR-TEC's BLE enabled sensor installations via a mobile device. It not only makes sensor configuration easier and faster, but also secure all important data of sensor installations. No more worry about cellular service or WiFi availability, the use of BLE allows you to make sensor configuration and setting change anytime.

Screenshots

BAS3 screens
IR4 screens

Verdict

The call

BAS and IR are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BAS against 5.0 for IR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BAS ships an update every 9 months, IR every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BAS versus IR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASIR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBAS-IP LPIR-TEC INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Customer experience

BAS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

IR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BAS

No in-app purchases

None

IR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BAS free?
BAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IR free?
IR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BAS or IR?
BAS and IR are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BAS or IR have ads?
Neither BAS nor IR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BAS or IR?
BAS ships an update every 9 months, and IR every 4 months. Most recently, BAS was updated on September 28, 2026 and IR on September 27, 2026.

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